OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. LXI 



closely predicted. On the other hand, knowing Ins products, 

 much can be safely predicated of his environment and past 

 stages of development. 



Mr. Holmes, by his artistic analysis and philosophic classifi- 

 cation, lias set forth the laws of this branch of research more 

 clearly and more completely than any other student of the 

 subject. Though some of his propositions are not presented 

 by him as entirely original, even those are enforced by example 

 and made intelligible by illustration, so as to be substantially 

 novel to most readers. Indeed, the general result of his studies 

 as expressed differs widely from the current conservative theo- 

 ries. 



A STUDY OF PUEBLO POTTERY, AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF ZUNI CULT- 

 URE GROWTH, BY FRANK HAMILTON CUSHING. 



Mr. Cushing's paper, while on the same general subject as 

 that of Mr. Holmes first above mentioned, differs from the 

 latter in that it presents additional evidence of a different kind 

 in support of the propositions deduced which are common to 

 both writers. Mr. Holmes treats of the objects on which his 

 study is based wholly from the standpoint of an archa?ologist. 

 Mr. Cashing has had and used the opportunity to examine ety- 

 mologically the names of the objects which have been retained, 

 even when their forms and uses have been modified, and also 

 to observe the minute processes of their present manufacture. 

 By noticing the traces in the language of the Zufii and their 

 continued employment of some archaic and apparently object- 

 less methods, only to be explained through their traditions 

 and mythology, the evolutionary history of form and ornament 

 among them is set forth with surprising completeness. 



The author first explains the effect upon the Zufii art of their 

 peculiar habitat, not only in the requirements of their semi- 

 desert region, but in the necessary tendency towards rectan- 

 gular forms in their primitive architecture. 



The logical inductions made by Mr. Holmes from his point 

 of examination, as before explained, are confirmed by the 

 additional considerations presented by Mr. Gushing; in partic- 

 ular, that the general effect of gourd forms suggested basket 



